Paul Revere's Midnight Ride

By Stephen Krensky

Book Overview

It's a cold April night in 1775. For months now, you and your fellow colonials have been preparing for battle with the British army. You have just heard that troops have been ordered to steal your muskets and powder and to capture two important political leaders. People must be warned, but the roads are teeming with British patrols. What do you do? Well, if you're Paul Revere, the answer is easy. You ride. Greg Harlin's vivid illustrations capture the thrill and the danger of a country on the verge of revolution in Stephen Krensky's dramatic account of the night Paul Revere galloped into history.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688164099
• ISBN13: 9780688164096
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.5" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5

Customer Reviews

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This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of Paul Revere's ride to warn the colonists of the British army's attack. The story is told simply yet without leaving out important historic details.